I haven't found this in the FAQ or elsewhere, so forgive me if this is
a newbie question. (I'm new enough to be one of those newbies on the
other post that would never have put moth balls in my flour.) :-)

Those of you that make bead in the shape of baguettes, bannetons, or
something similar, what do you store your bread in to keep your bread
fresh and soft? I haven't found good bread containers for the large or
long loaves of bread.

"PastorDIC" > wrote in message
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>I haven't found this in the FAQ or elsewhere, so forgive me if this is
> a newbie question. (I'm new enough to be one of those newbies on the
> other post that would never have put moth balls in my flour.) :-)
>
> Those of you that make bead in the shape of baguettes, bannetons, or
> something similar, what do you store your bread in to keep your bread
> fresh and soft? I haven't found good bread containers for the large or
> long loaves of bread.

Store them in sealed bags in the freezer. Eat them immediately on thawing
(or after baking).

Mary
>

On Dec 17, 3:30 pm, "Mary Fisher" > wrote:
> "PastorDIC" > wrote in glegroups.com...
>
> >I haven't found this in the FAQ or elsewhere, so forgive me if this is
> > a newbie question. (I'm new enough to be one of those newbies on the
> > other post that would never have put moth balls in my flour.) :-)
>
> > Those of you that make bead in the shape of baguettes, bannetons, or
> > something similar, what do you store your bread in to keep your bread
> > fresh and soft? I haven't found good bread containers for the large or
> > long loaves of bread.
>Store them in sealed bags in the freezer. Eat them immediately on thawing
> (or after baking).
>
> Mary

I wish it were that easy. The plastic bags around my area that are
sold and labeled as for bread baking don't even work for a 2 pound loaf
of bread from a bread machine, let alone something odd sized or
baguette shaped.
Russ

On 17 Dec 2006 16:45:51 -0800, "PastorDIC" >
wrote:

>
>On Dec 17, 3:30 pm, "Mary Fisher" > wrote:
>> "PastorDIC" > wrote in glegroups.com...
>>
>> >I haven't found this in the FAQ or elsewhere, so forgive me if this is
>> > a newbie question. (I'm new enough to be one of those newbies on the
>> > other post that would never have put moth balls in my flour.) :-)
>>
>> > Those of you that make bead in the shape of baguettes, bannetons, or
>> > something similar, what do you store your bread in to keep your bread
>> > fresh and soft? I haven't found good bread containers for the large or
>> > long loaves of bread.
>>Store them in sealed bags in the freezer. Eat them immediately on thawing
>> (or after baking).
>>
>> Mary
>
>I wish it were that easy. The plastic bags around my area that are
>sold and labeled as for bread baking don't even work for a 2 pound loaf
>of bread from a bread machine, let alone something odd sized or
>baguette shaped.
>Russ


We get extra large freezer bags and even then find that we sometimes
have to cut a loaf in two to get it to fit. That is no problem, of
course, as when it is removed from the freezer, I wrap the end in
aluminum foil, sprinkle the loaf with a few drops of water & then
re-heat in the oven.

Boron

In article .com>,
says...
>
> On Dec 17, 3:30 pm, "Mary Fisher" > wrote:
> > "PastorDIC" > wrote in glegroups.com...
> >
> > >I haven't found this in the FAQ or elsewhere, so forgive me if this is
> > > a newbie question. (I'm new enough to be one of those newbies on the
> > > other post that would never have put moth balls in my flour.) :-)
> >
> > > Those of you that make bead in the shape of baguettes, bannetons, or
> > > something similar, what do you store your bread in to keep your bread
> > > fresh and soft? I haven't found good bread containers for the large or
> > > long loaves of bread.
> >Store them in sealed bags in the freezer. Eat them immediately on thawing
> > (or after baking).
> >
> > Mary
>
> I wish it were that easy. The plastic bags around my area that are
> sold and labeled as for bread baking don't even work for a 2 pound loaf
> of bread from a bread machine, let alone something odd sized or
> baguette shaped.
> Russ
>
>
I'll second what Boron Elgar said, except that I don't bother with the
foil. Cut your loaves up as needed to fit the bags that you have, then
freeze. I've even partially frozen loaves in regular plastic bags, then
vacuum packed them for longer storage. Worked fine.

You might also want to check the King Arthur Flour catalog/web site for
specialized bags and other containers for your bread.

Bob

Odd shape stuff goes into freezer in saran wrap. If not freezer ->
bread box in open (non-sealed) plastic bags.

http://images.google.com/images?q=br...-8&sa=N&tab=wi


But - who wants to keep the white stuff around for longer than a day?
Gets old very quickly.

Samartha


On 17 Dec 2006 14:54:11 -0800, PastorDIC > wrote:
> I haven't found this in the FAQ or elsewhere, so forgive me if this is
> a newbie question. (I'm new enough to be one of those newbies on the
> other post that would never have put moth balls in my flour.) :-)
>
> Those of you that make bead in the shape of baguettes, bannetons, or
> something similar, what do you store your bread in to keep your bread
> fresh and soft? I haven't found good bread containers for the large or
> long loaves of bread.
>
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"Samartha Deva" > wrote in message
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> Odd shape stuff goes into freezer in saran wrap. If not freezer ->
> bread box in open (non-sealed) plastic bags.
>
> http://images.google.com/images?q=br...-8&sa=N&tab=wi
>
>
> But - who wants to keep the white stuff around for longer than a day?
> Gets old very quickly.

I find that bread freezes and thaws very well, it's just like freshly baked
once thawed.

We can get freezer bags in a wide range of sizes, I've not had a problem
finding one to fit even my long, thin baguettes.

A friend who loives alone cuts a certain number of slices, freezes them in
small bags and takes what she needs for a meal from the freezer accordingly.
I think that's a good idea but I've never got round to it ...

Mary